Recent content by Art

Thanks to both responses. We have a shoal keel E-29 and are able to point as well or nearly as well as anyone else on Lake Champlain. We're looking for a larger boat and wondered if there is much difference in particular on the E32-3. I certainly understand the physics of shallow vs deep...

Does anyone know if a E32-3 shoal keel (4'4" draft) is more tender and points less high than the deep keel model (6'2")? Thanks

Getting Dogs Back On Board While anchored at Valcour Island on Lake Champlain this summer we watched the following process by which a man got his Rottweiler back on board. The dog did not wear a life jacket and got a gentle push from his owner into the water where he swam very nicely. The...

E38 Sail/For Sale Thanks for the offer. My wife and I will be on vacation the last week of July and first week of August and will be viewing boats during that period. We may take you up on your offer and will be in touch. Art

E35-3 Sailing Characteristics Hi Tim, Thanks for the response and summary of the E35-3's sailing characteristics. I sailed a 34-2 last summer on Lake Champlain so the comparison is very helpful. Art

Thanks Thanks for the kind offer. I doubt that we will get that far south on our search, but will be in touch if we do. Let's hope the weather cools off a bit. Quite hot here in Vermont as well. Regards, Art

My wife and I are in the market for a larger boat and will be looking at some Ericson 35-3's listed on Yachtworld along the NE coast and Long Island Sound. We would like to take a test sail, but the brokers won't do so without a signed contract. So, we're wondering if there are any 35-3...

Welcome Welcome aboard. I own a 1978 E-29 in Vermont. Let me know if I can be of any help.

Here is the link to Yanmar's YSB8 diesel engine manual http://sailboatpower.com/EngineManuals.html Thanks to Niels Ulrik Blaabjerg for sending it to me originally.

1987 E-34 for sale - ?$ What are you asking for Sassy?

Ericson 34 for Sale in Maine Is this boat still for sale? Thanks, Art

Thanks to all the offers Thank you to everyone who responded to my request to view an Ericson 32-200 or Ericson 34. My wife and I took Tom Metzger up on his offer and joined he and his wife Janet on their E-34 yesterday in Willsboro Bay, NY as they are the closest to us geographically. The...

My wife and I have been sailing an E-29 on Lake Champlain the past 6 years and are considering a larger boat. Both the E-32-200 and E-34 are on our short list and we would like to take a look at each model. We are not at the stage to make a purchase, but want to begin the process of looking at...

Hi Seth, thanks for the response. Actually, my setup is exactly what my sailmaker (Vermont Sailing Partners - affiliated with Shore Sails) recommended and not dissimilar from your suggestion. I tied a bowline around the boom so it self-centers under the reef point. I have a new loose-footed...

I am looking for another reefing cheekblock like the one in the attached photo for my 1978 Ericson 29. The boom has a slot that runs its entire length on the starboard side. The current cheek block slides in this slot and is set up for the first set of reef points. I want to set up a second...